One of the most popular hikes in the Valley, the Echo Canyon Trail is one of two ways to climb Camelback Mountain — and both are seriously challenging. To the top of the mountain and back to its ...

Camelback Mountain is located in Echo Canyon Park approximately halfway between Scottsdale (to the southeast) and the Phoenix Mountains Preserve (to the northwest). Public parking at the Cholla ...

Usually, we're with those Echo Canyon snobs who sneer at the wimps coming up the easier Cholla side. But this year, we've rediscovered the pleasures of Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain ...

On the northern side, Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort is a serene retreat ... the iconic mountain's two main hiking ...

Details: Both Camelback Mountain trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Cholla Trailhead is located at 5150 N. Invergordon Road. Echo Canyon Trailhead is located at 4925 E. McDonald Drive.

Popular Phoenix hiking trails were closed for 45 heat warning days last summer. But the city could go further: Under a change proposed for next summer, those trails would have shut down for nearly ...

Hiking Camelback Mountain is best attempted earlier in ... be reached from the 2.5-mile (incredibly steep) out-and-back Echo Canyon Trail. If you're looking for a slightly easier trek, the 2.6 ...